Which Valentino sample to try first
Valentino is on DecantGems with 34 samples. A guide by the recorded data, with 8 samples shown.
Valentino is on DecantGems with 34 samples. This guide walks through 8 of them using only what is on record: names, concentrations, note lists and tags. The order is not a ranking; it is a way to choose where to begin.
The selection
Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Intense
Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Intense, an Eau de Parfum from Valentino, has Vanilla Bourbon, lavender and smoked vetiver on record. Its family tags read aromatic, gourmand and woody. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.
Valentino Donna Born in Roma Intense
Valentino Donna Born in Roma Intense, an Eau de Parfum from Valentino, has Vanilla Bourbon, trio of jasmine flowers and benzoin resin on record. By family it is filed as floral and gourmand. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.
Valentino Donna Born in Roma
Valentino Donna Born in Roma by Valentino is an Eau de Parfum with these recorded notes: Italian bergamot, jasmine (a trilogy of jasmine) and modern woods. It is tagged citrus, floral and gourmand. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.
Valentino Donna Born in Roma Coral Fantasy
Valentino Donna Born in Roma Coral Fantasy is filed as an Eau de Parfum from Valentino; the note list on record reads kiwi accord, orange essence, jasmine flowers, ambrette seeds and musks accord. The scent families on record: floral, amber and citrus. Give it time to settle before you judge it.
Valentino Uomo Born in Roma
Valentino Uomo Born in Roma by Valentino is an Eau de Toilette with these recorded notes: violet leaf, aromatic sage, smoked vetiver, salt and ginger. The scent families on record: spicy, aquatic and floral. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.
Valentino Born in Roma Purple Melancholia Uomo
No notes are on record for Valentino Born in Roma Purple Melancholia Uomo from Valentino; the sample is the way to find out. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.
Valentino Born in Roma Intense Donna
No notes are on record for Valentino Born in Roma Intense Donna from Valentino; the sample is the way to find out. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.
Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Extradose
Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Extradose, by Valentino, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.
Also in this selection: Valentino Vendetta Donna, Valentino Born in Roma Extradose Uomo, Valentino Born in Roma the Gold Donna, Valentino Voce Viva, Valentino Donna Born In Roma Extradose, Valentino Uomo Acqua, Valentino Born in Roma Purple Melancholia Donna, Valentino Born in Roma Extradose Donna, Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Ivory, Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Coral Fantasy.
How to test them
Keep the rest of the vial for a second and third try in other weather. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week. Apply one or two sprays to clean skin, without other scented products nearby. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing.
With 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial you can find out how it behaves on your skin, at your own pace. Two or three samples at a time is plenty; more than that and the impressions blur. A sample is the sensible first step: a perfume on paper and a perfume on skin are rarely the same thing.
Where to go next
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Questions
How were these samples chosen?
By the tags and note lists on record for each perfume. Nothing was added from memory, the order is not a ranking, and perfumes without recorded notes are described without notes.
Are these samples made by the brands?
No. They are decants: FragranceGems fills each one from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and labels it. They are not official brand samples.
Why do some perfumes show no notes?
Because we only print notes we can trace to a source. Where no note list is on record, the page says so and leaves the judging to your own skin.
